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By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Is it OK for an African-American student to include in her resume the fact that she is an active member of certain African-American groups at college?(trends)ww.polldaddy.com">poll) Q: An African-American friend is about to send...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: Every article and book about resumes preaches the importance of creating a scannable resume. You must have the right key words and the right font to be "found" by the scanning machine. It...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: An interviewer asked if I did any programming work, when my resume clearly states that I did. Sometimes I'm asked if I know this software tool or that one. If I did, I...
By Diane Stafford McClatchy Newspapers Don't you wish there was The Rule for job applications? Unfortunately, there isn't. Take cover letters. Should you write one? What should it say? How should you send it? I asked several human-resources professionals...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: A company has given me a job offer, but its policy is not to disclose the benefits until after I've accepted the position. This sounds really bizarre. They assure me that the package...
Candice Choi The Associated Press Social-networking sites | Personal information, photos can turn into accidental résumé if seen by recruiters, employers NEW YORK — Someone is trying to sabotage your career. It's your online persona. With smaller budgets and...
polls - Take Our Poll Q: You were hired by a "consulting company," which in turn marketed you to one of its clients. You're now working at the client's offices. You just found out that your company purposely rewrote...
By Mary Ellen Slayter The Washington Post Recent law-school graduate Brandon Fuller is looking for a job with a nonprofit environmental group. Fuller presents himself well, said Cathy Wasserman, a career coach and author of Idealist.org's Ask Cathy column....
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: When you reply via e-mail to a job ad, what is the preferred format for a cover letter and a resume? A nicely designed document, or plain text? Many companies don't specify. NICK'S...
The right resume is no longer just about high-quality paper. Today’s job hunters need to know how to employ keywords, tailor their c.v. for each targeted job, and present a mid-career change of professions.
Should you have a video resume made? ( polls) Q: What could be worse than the boring resume you've been sending out all your life? Nick's reply: Twelve minutes' worth of boring, awkward video of a nervous job hunter...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: Four years ago, three co-workers and I bought the software development firm we worked for, but business has slowed down and the company is failing. I am seeking another job using the 10...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: In the case of a successful manager, how important is a college degree to a headhunter? I don't have a degree. With so much emphasis on education nowadays, should I fabricate the truth...
surveys - Take Our Poll Q: I'm a headhunter who tells people that the best resume is NO resume. Yet companies demand resumes all the time. So what's your guess about how I am able to present candidates to...
If you're worried about losing your job as the economy weakens, it's time to update your résumé in case you need to hunt for new employment. Your goal should be making your résumé stand out from the hundreds of others employers receive.
Joanne Jester has an impressive résumé. It describes her many duties as office manager for cdm eCycling, a small Baltimore company. She also lists prior employers, including State Use Industries, from 2000 to 2003. But there's a catch: State Use Industries was the prison-industry arm of Maryland's correctional system. Jester worked as a telemarketing office assistant there while serving a four-year sentence for theft and related charges. Her résumé reveals nothing about her imprisonment.
The purpose of your resume is to make the reader want to interview you. Resumes should be informative, concise, consistent, and should highlight intriguing skills and experience. They should grab attention early and provide a concentrated, convincing argument that you perfectly match the position at hand.
References can have a significant impact on the final hiring decision. Be ready at a moment's notice to provide potential employers with at least three solid ones. Approach only your natural contacts, the people who would unquestionably offer a glowing report about you.
Jack Goldberg knows the job market from the inside out. His Kirkland-based firm, Personnel Management Systems, not only helps other companies recruit, screen and hire employees, but he has had to do that himself recently. His company now has 20 employees.
With a slow economic recovery, Seattle's job market is full of smart, talented, skilled professionals still looking for work, right? Sonny Shrivastava figured as much when he began interviewing candidates for his startup, an advertising agency called Studio Seattle.
You have 100% control over WHO you use as a reference, so be warned, never, ever, use the name of a former boss who disliked you or with whom you had conflicts. Find another manager or top executive who will say good things, and use that person as your reference.
Today's job market requires a highly effective resume to capture the employer's attention. Based on the survey I conducted of 600 hiring managers, here are 20 ways to help you improve your online resume.
Hiring managers agree: Good cover letters are very influential. Many people forget about cover letters when applying online, but taking time to craft a good one is a wise job-hunting strategy to employ. What makes up a great letter?
Creating a resume online that captures an employer's attention should be easy, but the process is often racked with problems. I'm going to offer you specific ways to improve your resume and its online format for NWjobs, to emphasize your skills so employers will find you.
A Human Resources Manager, from a prominent Northwest company, asked for my help writing her resumé. She told me: "I see resumes all the time. Thousands have passed through my hands, but when it comes to writing my own I have a difficult time doing it. "
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